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Hornet168ky
Member
Username: Hornet168ky
Post Number: 77
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 06, 2004 - 7:04 pm: | 
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I just bought a XM radio last week, man have I been missing out! It is great! No more fumbling with the tunning knob on a am/fm trying to find that good music station.
Is copper going to try to carry these radio's? Might be a good investment for them and also the accesories to.
The thing that sold me on them since I am a truck driver, they now have several channels for traffic and weather updates for several major cities across the great ole USA!
Oh man this is almost as great as having a CB!
Well gotta run, Catch you all later.
Hornet |
Buck
Advanced Member
Username: Buck
Post Number: 810
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 8:22 am: |
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I have looked at them....I dont get away from home much so I havent gotten serious about them yet. I know if I was OTR I would have one in a heartbeat
Buck |
Boxcar
Intermediate Member
Username: Boxcar
Post Number: 244
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 1:29 pm: |
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Those XM radio's are interesting. I have yet to get one but where I work, we make the magnet mount antenna that General Motors has been buying up for some of their newer vehicles that have XM radio is already installed. Kind of a goofy ping pong paddle shaped antenna with the magnet mount on the bottom. Does XM radio have like a service that you pay a monthly bill?
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Hornet168ky
Member
Username: Hornet168ky
Post Number: 81
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 2:12 pm: |
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Yes, it is $9.99 if you pay by the month it is discounted if you pay other ways, www.xmradio.com
This will take you to there home site.
Hornet |
Hornet168ky
Member
Username: Hornet168ky
Post Number: 85
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 11:02 pm: |
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Hey all, here is a little update, man I don't see how anybody could ever do with out this radio, IF you like to listen to the radio.
I have not had my CB on for more than I bet 15 min. TOPS last week after I installed the XM RADIO!
I left Jamestown,NC. Monday morning Listining to Dave Nemo on the open road channel, it was broadcasted from Nashville,TN. I listened to the whole program, then the Sattelite Cowboy (Bill Mack) came on broadcasting from (Dallas Tx I think) I know it is in TX for sure, listened to the whole program, Then Trucking Bozo Came on broadcasting out of Cincinattii,OH. listened to almost all of it but by this time I was returned to the terminal, and went home ( Only reason I did not finish this program out)
My next purchase for this will be another car kit, so when I come off the road, I can just take the reciever out of my truck and stick it in the car, then I will purchase the (Boom Box) next for the house!
100 CLEAR channel stations! Man it is awsome!
MTV, VH1, Nashville,Cmt, Cnn, Fox, The weather channel, then it also has a bunch of channels with different Major cities with traffic and weather for that particular city.
Espn, NASCAR, etc. just about anything you want, IF copper could get ahold of this and sell it, it would probably make a buch of profit to them!
Just my thoughts.
Stay Safe!
Hornet |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 1800
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 11:12 pm: |
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Hornet168ky,
THE VERY MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IS:
ARE YOU ABLE TO PICK UP " MANCOW "?
Lon
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Hornet168ky
Member
Username: Hornet168ky
Post Number: 86
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 11:29 pm: |
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LOL, I think they might have got into trouble, and took off the air, I know they are getting after alot of them now!,Howard Stern is next(LOL)
I really don't know Tech 808 I know mancow was on there, but I have not listened to it yet if it is still on there, the comedy XL, Laugh USA, Bone yard, VH1, Mtv, Bluegrass Junction, and Open Road, are all I listen to so far.
Hornet |
Buck
Advanced Member
Username: Buck
Post Number: 822
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 8:03 am: |
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Mancow is halarious....DesMoines can get him but that is too far for me to get....When Im out that way I listen to him
Buck |
Highlander
Intermediate Member
Username: Highlander
Post Number: 448
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 8:10 am: |
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I like Kevin Mathews better, but Mancow is pretty entertaining. But my favorite Chicago radio show is Roe and Gary on WLS.
David
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Mrhappy
Junior Member
Username: Mrhappy
Post Number: 125
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 10:35 am: |
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Hey Highlander,Think Roe & Gary are done on WLS. Mancow sounds like one of those dopey wrestlers,soon as i hear that voice i'm changin channels. |
Highlander
Intermediate Member
Username: Highlander
Post Number: 449
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 12:07 pm: |
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Mr Happy, yeah, I hope they can still work something out with WLS, but for now its just Roe. Jim Johnson has done a great job, but he's not Gary, that's for sure. I just hope that if they end up on another station, it will be one I can receive down here in Champaign. I can get WGN pretty well down here, but not like the "50,000 watt MOFO", as Gary likes to call WLS!
David
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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 1809
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 12:14 pm: |
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Highlander,
Will be heading thru Champaign next Friday morning heading down to Copper about 6:30am or 7am maybe we can hook up on 19.
And we should be coming back on Saturday maybe around Noon or 1 pm.
Lon
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Highlander
Intermediate Member
Username: Highlander
Post Number: 450
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 3:52 pm: |
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Lon, I'll try to be on Saturday around that time. I only have a temporary setup out at our cabin near St Joseph, IL (about 10 miles East of Urbana), but we might make it if there isn't too much skip noise. I will also be monitoring our 146.760 machine, which is located pretty close to the intersection of I74 and I57.
Btw, I met Mancow once when I was working for Harrah's Casino in Joliet--He was doing a remote from the sports bar--He was a real rectal orifice, if you get my meaning, not a pleasant man at all.
David
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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 1812
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 7:50 pm: |
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Highlander,
Ok, I will take my Yaesu FT50R with us and tune the repeater in.
We have Gator driving up from the SOuth to head over to Walcot, IA. on April 10th if you have no plan's come and join us for the CEF get together.
Lon |
Ryan
Member
Username: Ryan
Post Number: 75
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 10:51 pm: |
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yay lets give clearchannel communications corperation more money! |
Hornet168ky
Member
Username: Hornet168ky
Post Number: 89
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 3:02 pm: |
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Hey all, got my house set up for my XM Radio last night (birthday March 18) It works great!
Now I will buy me another car kit and just switch them back and forth.
Hornet |
Hornet168ky
Member
Username: Hornet168ky
Post Number: 95
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 29, 2004 - 3:46 pm: |
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Ryan, you've lost me, on this one. I have set and thought about this post long and hard.
But I still don't get what you mean by clearchannel radio? Are you meaning that this is something that does not have paid advertisements?
And that it is already been paid for?
Because like I said in an earlier post that 100 clear channels, yes I have listened to some of the clear channel stations, BUT my main reason to get it was for the Open Road channel, which in fact is NOT a clear channel station, they have paid advertisements on them, another reason is that you can listen to all three broadcast 24 hours a day now, I would not trade mine for a million bucks.
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